Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-23

Jno c. :. Richardson the eldest son OF Mr. C. F.
E. Richardson, died List night at Portland, Oreg.,
where he was practicing law The body Will be
brought TO this city for interment.
The Will OF the late Warren Waugh, dated Sep
TENDER % 1879, was nled yesterday. He leaves
his estate To his daughters, Susan Eyane Murray
and Mary Josephine Bates.
Yesterday afternoon Matilda Whitney, cOlored
aHeu t4HtF-nFe years cropped dead at her house,
No. l6 Liberty street between w Boundary, 18th
and 1ith streets nOrthweStl.
i've colored infant was found in front OF house
1l82 LIST street northwest, this morning and-WaS
sent 10 81. AIMS Infant Asylum.
delegation OF the friends or Mr. NJ A. Dillon
the coInmander-in-chief OF the Union Veterans
Union, called at his residence last evening and
presented him with valuable silver service in
recognition of his services TO his comrades and the
widows and orphans or soldiers. Mr.. c. b. Barker
made the presentation speech, after which refresh
mentS were served.
The earth removed from the Library site Will he
carried TO and filled in around the Washington
The Washington Riding School was opened yes
tertay afternoon with contest at Athletic Park
participated in by a number of Baltimore young
contest prizes were awarded as follows: LIST, gold
watch, Miss Byron; I'd, gold watch, Miss smith;
81 opera glasses Miss Ponsell: 4th silk umbrella.
The steamer Henry E. Bishop, attached by the
marshal on a libel filed by the Inland and Coast
wise CO. or Baltimore. on september g. for dam
ages LAID at $4,000 has been released on stipula-
tiOD OF the parties.
Yesterday Messrs Plain and Whitaker, OF this
city, distinguished themselves at Great Falls by
catching sixteen black bass, averaging 2L1 pounds
each As this Is rather early for bass Il is con-
sidered by old fishermen as giving promise OF a
very fine season.
j. shllllngton sends early copies of Harper's
Magazine and ST. Nicholas Tor october.
East Washington to .'Ex-Commis-
siOner.,
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
Before person PUSHES into print with frantic
denial he should remember that even an .Ex-
Commissioner may make mistakes. Your Ex.
certainly is ''diverting" when he attempts to deny
the statement made by Mr.. Larner. that appro-
priatiatfon were diverted from one street to
another; especially so when IL is well-known
TACT, admitted By our officials, substantiated by
the annual reports, that amounts We're diverted
from less 70 more favored sections Ii is true that
IN former years Congress made lump appropria-
lions for street improvements but only after re-
eetUing schedule of proposed work on e7aume-
rated streets. and on his basis when $500 600 as
asked for and only $4,000 granted. il was sup
posed 10 De Il per cent reduction for uU sections
athe, but In the Interpretation of such honor bile
men as your "Ex-CommiSsioner" it meant simply
10 strike out enough streets from the less iniu-
entlal sections, so t.dt the more favored portion
VI the CITY, near hLS O7l residence, should receive
fuL quota, thus overriding the evident intentions
OF Congress, which, In order To check this practice
was compelled 10 name the streets specifically in
the last appropriation bill In conclusion beg TO
say that have no doubt the subcommittee on
streets anu avenues viii be amply able 10 furnish
such an array OF facts in support OF the assertion
Made by Mr. LarDer, whenever the occasion de-
hands such pIoofs that every one viii be con-
WINGED.
Respectfully, yours, EAST WASHINGTON.